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... so later today we hope to wet our feet in Positano. 3.30pm to Positano after a couple of photo stops on the way. We travelled the Amalfi Coast Road which was a very 'hairy' experience at times, in spite of a magnificent view. Walked down to the "beach"- a black, pebbly stretch, but the water was mild and clean and refreshing. I went up to my knees, but 2 others went in clothes and all- they had to buy clothes to wear back to Sorrento! Back by 7.30pm and hopefully an early ...

... It has been a wonderful trip, great mob of people, fantastic Tour Director, and we tried to absorb a portion of the vast amount of information we were given on this southern part of Italy. Highly recommended. Neither of us can easily pick a favourite place in this trip, it was all such a mixture of new and amazing discoveries. We liked the Sicilian people and think the Romans did outstanding things in their ...

... likely to be thieves, looting the house after the first eruption, and caught by the poisonous gas.

We battled the crowds to get back out into the streets and headed in the direction of the public baths. Here the crowds were even worse! so we had a quick look that the beautifully decorated walls and ceilings, let tour guides argue with each other over whose group should be able to ...

... was a brothel which used the upper floor to entertain special clients. Herculaneum was also on the seaside before it was buried. While Pompeii and Villa Poppae are buried in ash and pumice, Herculaneum was buried under a super heated mud flow. It was also three kilometres closer to Vesuvius. When that mount blew of more than half of its mass the residents had no hope of survival (unlike Pompeii where a large number of people apparently survived, a large number of ...

... year I have thoroughly loved the gelato here although some gelatos and flavours were much better than others my favourite was most definitely the champagne flavored one in rome. now time to get a good night sleep before I say good bye to this regions never ending ringing church bells, wh7stle happy policemen , rediculous traffic and the very friendly locals to head onto my next destination. ISTANBUL TURKEY. I cant believe im almost in gallipoli, I have dreaned of ...